Blaupunkt BREMEN MP74 US User Manual

The device’s tuner is already configured at the factory for the North/South America region (“AREA USA”). If you are outside North/South America, please select the “AREA EUR” setting. For further details, please read the section entitled “Adjusting the tuner settings” in the “Radio mode” chapter.

Thank you for choosing a Blaupunkt product. We hope you enjoy using this new piece of equipment.

Please read these operating instructions before using the equipment for the first time.

The Blaupunkt editors are constantly working on making the operating instructions clearer and easier to understand. However, if you still have any questions on how to operate the device, please contact your dealer or the telephone hotline for your country. You will find the telephone number printed at the back of this booklet.

We provide a manufacturer guarantee for our products bought within the European Union. You can view the guarantee conditions at www.blaupunkt.de or ask for them directly at:

Blaupunkt GmbH

Hotline

Robert Bosch Str. 200

31139 Hildesheim

Germany

Road safety

Road safety has absolute priority. Only operate your car sound system if the road and traffic conditions allow you to do so. Familiarise yourself with the device before setting off on your journey.

You should always be able to hear police, fire and ambulance sirens in good time from inside your vehicle.

For this reason, listen to your car sound system at a suitable volume level during your journey.

Safety notice

The car sound system and the device’s control panel(flip-releasepanel) heat up during use.

Therefore, when removing the fliprelease panel, only hold it by its nonmetallic surfaces. Allow the car sound system to cool down first if you want to uninstall the whole unit.

Installation

If you want to install your car sound system yourself, please read the installation and connection instructions that follow these operating instructions.

Accessories

Only use accessories approved by Blaupunkt.

Remote control

The RC 08, RC 10 or RC 10H remote controls (available as optional accessories) allow you to access most of the main functions of your car sound system safely and conveniently.

You can obtain the following CD changers from accessory retailers for connection to this device: CDC A 03, CDC A 08 and IDC A 09.

Compact Drive MP3

You can connect the Compact Drive MP3 instead of a CD-changerin order to play MP3 music tracks. If you decide to connect a Compact Drive MP3, you will first need to use a computer to store the MP3 music tracks on the Microdrive™ hard disk that is inside the Compact Drive MP3. Then, when the Compact Drive MP3 is connected to the car sound system, you can play the tracks like normal CD music tracks.

The Compact Drive MP3 is operated in a similar way to a CD-changer.Most of theCD-changerfunctions can also be used with the Compact Drive MP3.

Activating / deactivating demo

mode

The device is supplied from the factory with demo mode activated. The various functions of the device are displayed graphically as animations in the display during demo mode. You can also deactivate demo mode.

Press and hold down the MENU button 9for longer than four seconds to activate/deactivate demo mode.

Theft protection

Detachable control panel

Your device is equipped with a detachable control panel (flip-releasepanel) as a theft protection measure.

The device is worthless to a thief without this control panel. Protect your device against theft by taking the control panel with you whenever you leave your vehicle. Do not leave the control panel inside your vehicle - not even in a hiding place. The control panel has been designed to be easy to use.

Note:

●Never drop the control panel.

●Never expose the control panel to direct sunlight or other heat sources.

●Store the control panel in the supplied case.

●Avoid direct skin contact with the control panel’s electrical contacts. If necessary, clean the contacts with a lint-freecloth and some alcohol.

Detaching the control panel

3

Press the button 3.

The control panel latch mechanism opens.

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THEFT PROTECTION

SWITCHING ON/OFF

First, pull the control panel straight off the device and then out towards the left.

●The device switches off after the control panel is detached.

●All the current settings are saved.

●Any CD already inserted in the device remains there.

Attaching the control panel

Slide the control panel from left to right into the device’s guide.

Press the left edge of the control panel into the device until it clicks into place.

Note:

●When attaching the control panel, make sure you do not press the display.

Switching on/off

There are various ways of switching the device on/off.

Switching on/off using button

1

To switch on the device, press button 1.

The device switches on.

To switch off the device, press and hold down button 1for longer than two seconds.

The device switches off.

Switching on/off using the vehicle ignition

The device will switch on and off simultaneously with the ignition if it is connected correctly to the vehicle’s ignition and if it was not previously switched off using button 1.

You can switch the device on even if the ignition is off.

Press button 1.

Note:

To protect the vehicle battery, the device will switch off automatically after one hour if the ignition is off.

You can set the default volume level at which the device plays when it is switched on.

Press the MENU button 9.

Press the softkey 5assigned to the “VOLUME” display item.

Press the softkey 5assigned to the “ON VOL” display item.

Set the volume level that you want using the volume control 2.

Press the joystick OK 8or theMENU button 9to close the menu.

The settings are saved.

Note:

You can also set the power-onvolume to be the same as the volume level that was active before you switched off the device. To do so, press the softkey assigned to the “LAST VOL” display item in the volume menu.

Risk of injury! If thepower-onvolume is set to maximum, the volume level can be very high when the device is switched on.

If the volume was set to maximum before the device was switched off and the power-onvolume is set to “LAST VOL”, the volume level can be very high when the device is switched on again.

Severe damage to your hearing can be caused in both cases!

Volume mute

You can instantaneously reduce the volume (mute).

Briefly press button 1.

“MUTE” appears in the display.

Cancelling mute

Briefly press button 1again.

or

turn the volume control 2.

Telephone audio / navigation audio

If your car sound system is connected to a mobile telephone and/or a navigation system, the sound system’s volume will be muted as soon as you “pick up” the phone or as soon as a navigation announcement is made. You will then hear the caller or navigation announcement over the car sound system’s loudspeakers. In order for this feature to work, the mobile telephone and the navigation system must be connected to the car sound system as described in the installation instructions.